Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-10
THE OLD THIRTEENTH.

Their Reunion at Savin Rock Tester
 day-'SThe Best They Ever Held''-
 Some of Those Present-The officers
 Elected-Vote to Meet Again at the
 ROck-The Service Pension question. l
 Seventy-five members of the Thirteenth regiment Connecticut Volunteers held re- union at Hills Homestead, Savin Rock, yes terday. Special took the veterans to the Rock At eleven o'clock the party as- sembled at the Homestead and held meet ing, at which business was transacted and officers were elected for the ensuing year as follows:
 President, Colonel Homer B. Sprague; vice presidents Major N W. Perkins of New Haven; Captain Fuller of Hartford, Captain Beaton of New Britain; Captain Wells of Rochester, NY; executive committee, Chap lain Upson of New Preston, Captain Sim mons of Winsted; Captain Eugene Ward of Bridgeport; secretary and treasurer, Major J. 0. Kinney of Hartford.
 The association voted to reunite next year bring their wives and children on that occa- sion.
 A very interesting letter was read from Dr. Clark, who was surgeon of the regim ent. Colonel Birge of the Thirteenth, who was president of the Regimental association last year, being unable to attend, Vice President Perkins of this city presided as temporary chairman.
 At 12:3O the boys sat down to fine shore were made. Among the speakers were Colo nel Homer B. Sprague, Major John c. Kim ney, Chaplain Upson, Major Frank Wells and Major M. W. Perkins A vote was passed favoring service pensions. Among some of those present were: Go. A, w. H. Gladdin, John J. Simons and Lorrin D. Pen- field, of New Britain; Robert Brown, John ney, of Hartford; Christopher Pagan and sGhn Msrahal J. eo! eoksE E. orSiiie viii A. Roos, taa Watson R. Root, Capt. c. J. Fuller, Timothy Whittlesey, Andrew A. Hulford, F. 0. Pal mer and William Finnemore. Go. E, T. G. ven, Charles H. Riggs of Mount Carmel. and w. H. Huntley, of New Haven. Co. G. s. L. Cooke, of Clinton, and D. 0. Root, of Oyster Bay, L. I. Co. I, G. c. Gilbert. Go. K, Patrick Dolton, Major Frank Wells, of Brewster, N. Y., and Col. Homer B. Sprague, of California, and Comrade Dunbar.
 The regiment was recruited in the winter of 1861-2, and was gathered from all over the State. It was in barracks in this city for some time, just before leaving for the war. Nearly every section was represented when the regiment was organized under the com mana or COlOnel 6lr66. LaLeE III GAo WaL the command was transferred to Colonel Blinn of New Milford, and at the close Col one1 Homer B. Sprague was the commanding officer. During the time of service the regl- ment was increased from 300 to 1,S00 men. The Thirteenth took part in the Gulf cam- paign, the assault on Port Hudson, the Red River campaign and in Sheridans ride up the Shenandoah valley.
 At New Orleans the regiment was known as 'tButler's Pets," on account of it's fine ap- pearance and excellent military drill, and in an engagement at Irish Bend it lost sixty men in ten minutes The regiment is very proud of it's brilliant record and it's long career, for no other regiment in the state served for so long 8 time as it. After the war the Thirteenth was sent south on garrison duty, and it was not until May, 1866, that the muster out took place.
 The reunion was 8 success and the partici- pants were highly pleased with the enjoyable time had. 'It was the best," said pronin- ent comrade, "that we ever held"
 THE SIXTH c. V. REUNION NEXT TUESDAY. Advices received from Waterbury recently indicate 8 red letter day for the veterans of the old Sixth regiment. Business will be practically suspended, as the unveiling of the Chatfeld monument before the surviving members of the old war regiment is an un- dertaking which the citizens of Waterbury feel justly proud. The Vets of the Sixth with their families to the number of between fifty and sixty will probably leave New Ha- ven on the Derby road at a. m. Tuesday: